SharePoint 2016 Web Application Limits

In this post, I’m trying to compare SharePoint 2016 Web Application limits with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007.

It’s also recommended to read SharePoint 2019 Limitations.

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SharePoint 2016 Web Application Limits compared to SharePoint 2013

The following table lists the recommended guidelines for Web Application in SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, and SharePoint 2007.

limits	SharePoint 2007	SharePoint 2010	SharePoint 2013	SharePoint 2016
Web application	99 per SSP	×	20 per farm	20 per farm
Content database	100 per web app	300 per web app	500 per farm	500 per farm
Zone	5 per farm	5 per web app	5 per web app	5 per web app
Managed path	20 per web app	20 per web app	20 per web app	20 per web app
Solution cache size	×	300 MB per web app	300 MB per web app	300 MB per web app
Site collection	150,000 per web app	250,000 per web app	250,000 per web app	250,000 per web app

You might also like to read Get All Web Applications and Application Pools Per Farm

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Applies To

• SharePoint 2016.
• SharePoint 2013.
• SharePoint 2010.
• SharePoint 2007.

Download

• Download PowerShell Script: SharePoint Farm Scan Report to get statistics and monitor the limits in your SharePoint farm.

References

• Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint Servers 2016.

You might also like to read

• SharePoint 2019 Limitations.
• SharePoint 2016 Content Database Limits.
• Site Collection limits SharePoint 2016.
• SharePoint 2016 Application Pool Limits.
• SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits.
• SharePoint Boundaries Vs Thresholds Vs Limits.